Additive Manufacturing and Innovative Welding Technologies for Light Alloys
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 14861
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fatigue strength; friction stir welding; additive manufacturing technologies
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Interests: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; CAD design; mechanical engineering; smart production; VR; IoT
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Interests: surface metrology; optimization of difficult-to-cut materials; sensor technology; metrology; measurement uncertainty; environmental measurement; optimization of geometrical and physical parameters of surface integrity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced welding and additive manufacturing technologies are characterized by tremendous industrial and academic interest. One of the most important issues connected with the usage of the aforementioned technologies is their capacity of production of lightweight components with high geometrical complexity and very good mechanical properties in comparison with conventional processes. Technologies, which are the main topic of the issue, provide significantly higher design freedom, especially for single or low series production. All these advantages go hand in hand with optimal design theory, very often based on topological optimization. However, the mechanical performance of the elements obtained using innovative welding technologies or produced using additive manufacturing technologies has not been clarified yet.
The main scope of this Special Issue is to provide specialistic, scientific knowledge from all fields involving mainly mechanical properties and structural analysis. The issue is dedicated to a wide range of applications, including mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, civil engineering, material science, manufacturing, nanotechnology, tribology, and others.
Prof. Lucjan Śnieżek
Prof. Grzegorz Budzik
Prof. Grzegorz Królczyk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Addictive manufacturing
- Welding technologies
- Light alloys
- High geometrical complexity
- Topological optimization
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